Canadiens Rout Oilers

October 11, 2000

MONTREAL -- Saku Koivu and Patrice Brisebois scored power-play goals in the second period, and Benoit Brunet scored twice to lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers in the Canadiens' 91st home opener.

Craig Darby also scored for the Canadiens, who were outscored 10-4 in losing their first two games of the season to New Jersey and Toronto.

Edmonton's Chad Kilger scored his first goal of the season just over five minutes into the second. Daniel Cleary scored the Oilers' second goal with 4 minutes, 15 seconds left in the third.